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〜か何か(かなにか)

Or something

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〜か何か(かなにか)

Or something

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The ~かなにか pattern is a combination of the か particle (in this case, "or"), and なにか ("something"), and is used to express "or something". ~かなにか attaches to a noun or casual form verb and marks it as a possibility, while also indicating uncertainty.

Often, ~かなにか is used by the speaker to indicate a lack of conviction regarding a given statement.

~かなにか is fairly casual in tone and is most commonly used in casual/polite conversation.

~かなにか can be abbreviated to ~かなんか in spoken, casual situations.

~かなにか attaches to nouns and casual form verbs.

E.g. あのひとは、社内しゃない文書ぶんしょ他社たしゃらしたなにで、クビになったそうです。 "That person was fired because they leaked an inter-company document or something."

E.g. バスケの試合中しあいちゅうころんだかなんか骨折こっせつしたらしいよ。 "Apparently, they fell or something during the basketball game and broke a bone."

E.g. ピザなにってこうか? "Should we bring pizza or something?"

    Summary

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    The ~かなにか pattern is used to express "or something"

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    ~かなにか attaches to nouns and casual form verbs

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    ~かなにか can be abbreviated to ~かなんか in spoken, casual situations

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